12 SUPER FACTS ABOUT YORSHIRE!
FACTS ABOUT YORKSHIRE 1. Leeds is a big deal! Leeds, in West Yorkshire, is the commercial capital of the county. It boasts a popular theater scene, its own ballet and opera hub, and is also home to Yorkshire Television – as well as the popular Yorkshire Post newspaper! It’s also the third largest city in the country, only smaller than Birmingham and London. 2. The A1’s been connecting Yorkshire for centuries. The ancient A1 road, built by the Romans, bisects Yorkshire running from London in the south to Scotland in the north. In 1991, the M1 motorway was linked to the A1 via Leeds. The A1 is over 1,000 years old and stretches 396 miles (637 kilometers). It remains the longest road in the country! 3. Yorkshire’s overseas links are well-established. Yorkshire has three huge airports at Leeds, Doncaster (known as Robin Hood airport), and Humberside. The biggest, Leeds and Bradford Airport (LBA) is also known as Yeadon airport – and it’s been open s...